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An Introduction to the Dynamic-Maturational Model
of Attachment and Adaptation (DMM)

Saturday 17th January 2026

Course Overview

Humans are social animals.  Children are entirely dependent on adult caregivers for survival of their physical, emotional and behavioural development which is intrinsically linked to the nature of the care received. 

The Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation is an expansion of the Bowlby-Ainsworth theory of individual differences in attachment (Crittenden, 1995, 2008, 2016).  The basic premise is that people use self-protective strategies to manage daily life dangers and that those strategies impact information processing in children and adults.

This comprehensive one-day (7 hours) online training, delivered by Rebecca Carr-Hopkins,  explores the Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation translating into principles, tools and practical strategies for working with children and young people.  It offers an explanation to understand the child’s lived experience and how this impacts them in the present.  The DMM also serves as a resource for clinicians in their therapeutic work and a valuable resource for informing therapeutic interventions.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the day participants will understand:

  •  The essential aspects of the DMM across childhood and how this differs from the ABC+D model of attachment.
  • The developmental factors that contribute to the development of secure and insecure attachment strategies (The ‘ABC’ model of attachment) and the characteristics associated with these.
  • Attachment theory as a strengths-based non-labelling and non-pathologising approach.
  • How understanding of the attachment experiences of children and young people can help practitioners increase their understanding of the roots of maladaptation in family functioning (formulation) and develop attachment informed plans and interventions.

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Participant Information

  • This training is suitable for qualified professionals working therapeutically with children and young people, including play therapists, counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, art therapists, mental health nurses, and other allied health or education professionals involved in therapeutic support.
  • Participants are required to have their cameras on for the duration of the training.
  • PIP Solutions will issue a Certificate of Attendance on completion of 1 day (7 hours) teaching.
  • Individuals will need to refer back to their Membership Body to ascertain whether this qualifies for CPD points.

Rebecca Carr-Hopkins

Rebecca qualified as a social worker in 1996, and has over thirty years experience of working with children and families. Since starting her private practice in 2007, Rebecca has trained extensively in the field of child and adult attachment. She has been trained in all of the methods for assessing attachment tied to the Dynamic Maturational Model (DMM) of Attachment and Adaptation. She has coder level reliability and is authorised to teach the Infant CARE-Index, the Strange Situation Procedure (SSP-DMM), the School-age Assessment of Attachment and the Adult Attachment Interview. She is also an accredited Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) guider, supervisor and trainer and clinical supervisor for practitioners working in perinatal services and practitioners working with families involved with Children’s Services.